Abstract
For the efficient electroconversion of CO2 to formate, CO and H2 evolution must be suppressed. Herein, carbon-supported BiOx nanoparticles (BiOx/C) were investigated as a potential candidate for CO2 reduction. In bicarbonate solutions, the BiOx/C catalysts exhibited a high Faradaic efficiency of 93.4% for formate from -1.37 to -1.70 V versus Ag/AgCl with a negligible amount of CO and H2. Stable partial current densities and high Faradaic efficiencies were also achieved in 0.5 M NaCl (12.5 mA cm-2 and 96.0%, respectively). The possible reaction pathways and kinetic parameters of formate formation were examined using systematic electrochemical methods, including Tafel, pH dependence, and in situ X-ray absorption near-edge structure analyses. From the results of these mechanistic studies, we propose that dual mechanisms are functional on the BiOx/C catalysts. Specifically, a two-electron and one-proton transfer reaction to adsorbed CO2 or a chemical proton transfer reaction to CO2- anion are the possible rate-determining steps (RDSs) at low potentials, whereas a one-electron transfer reaction to CO2 is the RDS at high potentials.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 931-937 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ACS Catalysis |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Feb 2 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Global Frontier R&D Program on Center for Multiscale Energy System (2011-0031571) and the KIST Institutional Program (2E00000) through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future. This research was also supported by the AOARD (FA2386-15-1-4019) and Ministry of Science, ICT & Future, through the Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM) to K.T.N.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American Chemical Society.
Keywords
- bismuth
- carbon dioxide
- electrocatalysis
- heterogeneous catalysis
- reaction mechanism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry